Jun
21
2006

The Fiery Furnaces, The Fillmore, San Francisco Capacity 1250. All ages. In the Red corner: Mario! the Nintendo favorite. In the Blue corner: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones, the whole Zeppelism. Mario’s goal: to playfully obfuscate, set up smokescreens, and perform other assorted musical mischief so that the long-haired [...]
May
31
2006

Highlights first: Scorching sun. A midnight battle of Santa Clauses vs. alien nuns. Twenty thousand people for 10 shower stalls. A snowstorm. Armies of chanting Canadian hockey fans. $3.50 Starbucks grande, house brew. A bubble descends from outer space. A giant-sunglass uniform on each and every female face. A mind-bending view of the Columbia [...]
Nov
13
2004

All Tomorrow’s Parties is an annual event that draws hordes of music goers to the beaches of southern California. This year with Modest Mouse as curators, it was a rock and indie dream come true – the phenomenal line up seemed unreal, simply too good to be true. I’d been dreaming of and lusting for [...]